[6] In 1884, German-American Henry J. Heinz purchased several lots on the north bank of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.

The buildings from this period reflected Henry Heinz's Romanesque Revival influence, in contrast with the modern industrial style at the time, even after his death in 1919.

[8] Through the 1930s and 1940s, many surrounding houses and small commercial buildings were demolished to accommodate parking lots for the plant.

[9] From 1999 to 2001, Heinz built a 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) warehouse on the east side and moved its headquarters to downtown Pittsburgh.

[12] In 2005, the Cereal, Bean, Meat, Reservoir and Shipping Buildings opened as Heinz Lofts.